Vocabulary: 阿诺德·汤因比传

• biān zhī chéngbian1 zhi1 cheng2编织成x1 | Book Rank #9375
• huà juànhua4 juan4画卷x4 | Book Rank #4284picture scroll
• cǐ qiánci3 qian2此前x15 | Book Rank #1525before this; before then; previously
• yàng yàng jīng tōngyang4 yang4 jing1 tong1样样精通x1 | Book Rank #9376
• kuà yuèkua4 yue4跨越x3 | Book Rank #5156to step across; step over
• màn chángman4 chang2漫长x11 | Book Rank #2016very long; endless
• guǎng kùoguang3 kuo4广阔x4 | Book Rank #4285wide; vast
• qián xiánqian2 xian2前贤x1 | Book Rank #9377sages of the past; worthy predecessors
• xī shēng pǐnxi1 sheng1 pin3牺牲品x4 | Book Rank #4286sacrificial victim; sb who is expendable; item sold at a loss
• hǔo shénhuo3 shen2火神x3 | Book Rank #5157god of fire
• bù jiǎ sī sǔobu4 jia3 si1 suo3不假思索x3 | Book Rank #5158(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
• tiào rùtiao4 ru4跳入x1 | Book Rank #9378
• dù zidu4 zi5肚子x2 | Book Rank #6566belly; abdomen; stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]
• hǔo zàng chǎnghuo3 zang4 chang3火葬场x1 | Book Rank #9379crematorium
• jiān xìnjian1 xin4坚信x2 | Book Rank #6567to believe firmly; without any doubt
• shī gē chuàng zuòshi1 ge1 chuang4 zuo4诗歌创作x1 | Book Rank #9380
• bù dàobu4 dao4布道x6 | Book Rank #3232布道 bù dào: 布道 bu4 dao4: sermon; to sermonize; to preach; to evangelize布道 bù dào: 布道 bu4 dao4: to preach (the Christian gospel)
• yào meyao4 me5要么x29 | Book Rank #876or; either one or the other
• qīng qí suǒ yǒuqing1 qi2 suo3 you3倾其所有x1 | Book Rank #9381
• gān cùigan1 cui4干脆x2 | Book Rank #6568candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well
• xún huánxun2 huan2循环x6 | Book Rank #3233to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop
• zhōu qīzhou1 qi1周期x9 | Book Rank #2358period; cycle
• yǐ cǐyi3 ci3以此x11 | Book Rank #2017with this; thereby; thus; because of this
• shǐ guānshi3 guan1史观x10 | Book Rank #2181historical point of view; historically speaking
• xí guàn yúxi2 guan4 yu2习惯于x9 | Book Rank #2359
• xiāng sì xìngxiang1 si4 xing4相似性x9 | Book Rank #2360resemblance; similarity
• biǎo miànbiao3 mian4表面x11 | Book Rank #2018surface; face; outside; appearance
• zhù shūzhu4 shu1注疏x2 | Book Rank #6569commentary and subcommentary (of a book)
• rù qīnru4 qin1入侵x11 | Book Rank #2019to invade
• Ná pò lúnNa2 po4 lun2拿破仑x2 | Book Rank #6570Napoleon (name); Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815
• ào sī màn Dì gúoAo4 si1 man4 Di4 guo2奥斯曼帝国x21 | Book Rank #1162Ottoman Empire (1299–1922)
• yī lúnyi1 lun2一轮x3 | Book Rank #5159first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)
• cāi cècai1 ce4猜测x6 | Book Rank #3234to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
• lì shǐ jìn chéngli4 shi3 jin4 cheng2历史进程x5 | Book Rank #3665
• fáng yùfang2 yu4防御x2 | Book Rank #6571defense; to defend
• shè shīshe4 shi1设施x1 | Book Rank #9382facilities; installation
• Kè lǐ tèKe4 li3 te4克里特x3 | Book Rank #5160Crete
• zhì shǐzhi4 shi3致使x5 | Book Rank #3666to cause; to result in
• běi fāngbei3 fang1北方x2 | Book Rank #6572north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
• xuè yèxue4 ye4血液x2 | Book Rank #6573blood; (fig.) lifeblood
• xī là rénxi1 la4 ren2希腊人x61 | Book Rank #434
• shuāi wángshuai1 wang2衰亡x4 | Book Rank #4287to decline; to die out; decline and fall
• chén lúnchen2 lun2沉沦x1 | Book Rank #9383to sink into (vice, depravity etc); to pass into oblivion; downfall; passing
• fù xīngfu4 xing1复兴x7 | Book Rank #2866to revive; to rejuvenate
• líu chuánliu2 chuan2流传x4 | Book Rank #4288to spread; to circulate; to hand down
• shèn guǎngshen4 guang3甚广x2 | Book Rank #6574
• wēi jīwei1 ji1危机x32 | Book Rank #788crisis
• kàn shang qukan4 shang5 qu5看上去x9 | Book Rank #2361it would appear; it seems (that)
• tài píng shèng shìtai4 ping2 sheng4 shi4太平盛世x1 | Book Rank #9384peace and prosperity (idiom)
• mó cāmo2 ca1摩擦x2 | Book Rank #6575friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦